Spicy nuts - something to have with a drink

Yesterday evening I made cute little bone shaped dog biscuits.  Nice things to take as a gift when visiting a household with a canine.   I had little cellophane bags ready and lots of pretty curly ribbon.  I even had tiny, pert gift tags ready.

I still have the bags, the pretty ribbon and the gift tags.

In my defence the biscuits smelled really good.

So this evening I made a human snack.

 You will need:

A large handful (think of a New Zealand rugby player - oh la!) of raw shelled cashews or pistachios
A glug of vegetable or olive oil
A sprinkling of sea salt
1/4 teaspoon of cayenne or chilli powder

Method

Mix the sea salt and chilli powder or cayenne in a small bowl.

Heat the oil in a frying pan until medium hot and add the nuts.  Toss them around for a minute.  Scoop the nuts out of the pan onto kitchen paper leaving the oil behind. Sprinkle immediately with the salt and chilli mix.

Leave to cool.  Eat with a glass of chilled white wine and remember that a bottle of wine is not a challenge.  You can put the cork back in.  Thank you Nigel Slater for that last, important, tip.